Mañjuśrī, “gentle glory”, personifies the wisdom of the buddhas. He holds a sword that cuts ignorance and a book of the Perfection of Wisdom. He appears in many Mahāyāna sūtras as the leading questioner, notably in the Vimalakīrti Sūtra.
Mañjuśrī
The bodhisattva of wisdom, depicted with a flaming sword that cuts through ignorance.
Also: Manjushri, Wenshu